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Scientists uncover a new “recipe” that shows how exhausted T cells can be reprogrammed to regain their ability to attack tumors.

It’s ah-choo much for the body to handle. Viral infections like the flu and COVID-19 can “awaken” dormant breast cancer cells hiding in the lungs, paving the way for deadly metastatic disease, a new ...

In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those ...

Losing weight can be a lot of work, which makes it all the more frustrating when, little by little, the weight creeps back. Now, a study suggests that fat cells retain a memory or past obesity, which ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on one of the most intricate construction projects in biology: how cells build ...

Being overweight or obese has long been linked to a greater risk of developing or dying from breast cancer. New research suggests a reason: Certain breast cancer tumors may feed on neighboring fat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Respiratory viruses, such as the flu and COVID-19, may be able to “wake up” dormant cancer cells in patients who have a history of ...

CLEVELAND—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control ...

"Why do immune cells that are supposed to eliminate viruses suddenly turn against our own body?" There are instances where killer T cells—which are meant to precisely remove virus-infected ...

Researchers found flu and COVID infections can awaken dormant cancer cells in mice and humans. Inflammation, IL-6 signaling, and immune cell dynamics were central to the reactivation process. Human ...

COVID-19 can cause a long list of health issues, including flu symptoms, respiratory problems and even organ damage, according to medical experts — but a new study suggests that the virus could have a ...